Alaska trails · Glass Creek Trail
Glass Creek Trail
A 11.0-mile out-and-back in Alaska, with 4,119 ft of climbing.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 54% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 3.7. It gives back about 3,949 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:49 a.m., the sun rises at 6:38 a.m. and sets at 9:04 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 9:52 p.m. (AKDT) — 14 h 26 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 22.0-mile round trip takes roughly 12 h 16 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 6:54 p.m. — 2 h 10 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Caribou Creek Trail — 5.4 mi
- Billy Creek Trail — 6.1 mi
- Bubb Creek Trail — 7.8 mi
- Aspen Creek Trail — 28.9 mi